Dynomite Burgers & Sushi

Disappointing. The food was mediocre — fries were cold and the burger was well done and dry so not as advertised. Seating is uncomfrotable with tables that are too high and overall noise level is just that — noise. Background music and TV clash. All of this is very unfortunate as the location is very «uptown» but the experience is a C– quality and not at all up to the standards of the Chef Owner, Zack Bruell. I won’t go back and will not recommend it to anyone.

Horrible service. I am currently at the restaurant waiting for food. I am with a party of 5, and we have been told by staff that our order is taking more than 45 minutes to come out because we have such a large party.
We have spoken to multiple staff members, and even someone who I believe was a manager, and basically were told that they were busy and we just had to deal with it.
If you can’t move tickets for 5 people, then maybe the restaurant industry is not for you.
Would not come back, and would not recommend. Honestly don’t even care how the food taste, though I will say my expectations are EXTREMELY low at this point.

Had an awesome experience and a an even better meal. The manager treated us with the utmost respect. Thank you

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Uptown Cleveland. I liked everyone of their burgers (Chinato, Parallax, etc.). Their chili fries are also great.
The drinks are pretty expensive, and their sushi could be better.

Situated in Uptown and is one of the many eateries in walking distance of Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland. No dedicated parking lot, I parked at a meter. Walked in and greeted promptly. Very spacious area with a large outdoor patio.
Loved my server, super attentive and personable. Came for Happy hour which is 4 – 7 unlike the top of its website that says 3−7pm. For happy hour, you can choose from a few brews and some well drinks. I was interested in the sushi for $ 5 (sadly it’s only one type of roll, which changes daily). I thought it was odd because they had several sushi options. But it was happy hour and I love a deal so I ordered the happy hour sushi which turned out to be a salmon scallion roll. What was served was 5 little chunk (perhaps the diameter of a quarter), laden with cold old rice (seriously some of the rice grains were hard), which sandwiched tiny slivers of fish. Will not run back here.
The name itself is dynomite burger, so I wanted to see how their burgers fared. I got the parallax burger which was a medium rare like I asked. It was super oily and I only ended up eating half of it. Fries were limp and had little flavor.

Very good service, nice patio seating. The veggie patty was house made and delicious. Overall good experience.

Goddammit! Chicken jerky is not what I ordered.
I’ve been a huge fan of the wings here. I was hoping to confirm tonight and write a honorific review that their wings were the best in Cleveland… and they were, in Dec and Jan with this fantastic paprika laden buffalo sauce on the whole wing. But geez, they just pulled a fast one on me and it ain’t cool. I just placed an order to take home [0.5 miles away] and the first wing I bit into was basically jerky. The second, was crunchy. The third, I just gave up. What I got were wing dings that had been definitely sitting out all day, then tossed in some sauce [see pics]. Shame on me for not checking, like how mama always told me. Shame on them for serving me this. The 1 star is because I thought these wings were amazing… Otherwise it’d be zero, as in the zero fcks shown to my order.
I am embarrassed about all the Dynomite wing recommendations I have given to friends thus far this year.
#smh
#skipit

First timers here! Everything was so good! We had the Big Zac and the Parallax with a nice Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale and finished with a couple of bowls of their in-​house soft served ice cream! Yum. My friend Duane (GM) and our server Cameron are doing a great job here.

Been here 2 times now.
1^st Visit: Burger, fries, Happy hour sushi. The burger was great as was the sushi and fries.
2^nd Visit: This time not at happy hour. Ordered fried mozzarella and a spicy tuna roll. The fried mozzarella was probably the best I have ever had, clearly made in house and breaded with tempura. However the sushi was just OK this time and small for the cost. I get spicy tuna at Pacific East on Coventry and get twice the amount at half the cost.
Bottom line: Come here for great burgers, however if its sushi you are craving come at happy hour or go someplace else.

The deal of the day is great. I got the sushi with crab, cream cheese, jalapeño, all deep fried, paired with a beer. I was halfway through the meal and asked for my beer. The waitress said she wasn’t sure if I still wanted it. Well, she should have asked.
The burgers we’re good. I sampled several family members’ burgers, so you really can’t go wrong.

I’ve been here a couple of times and have only had burgers, so I can’t speak for the sushi side, but I do like the burgers. I’ve had the Dynomite and the Kafeteria. Both are tasty flavor explosions and both are likely to become soggy quickly. I think it’s probably safe to assume that all of the burgers are likely to quickly sog, which is OK if you’re eating quickly! Part of this is because of the sauces and dripping toppings, but another reason is the juiciness of the burger meat.
The beer selection is OK and the bar service is OK. Nothing too crazy.
Overall, I like the place and I’ll be back for burgers and maybe some sushi one day.
Tip: Be prepared to get messy if you’re eating a burger. Bring moist towelettes, roll up your sleeves, don’t expect your lipstick to stay in place.

So admittedly, I have a bias against Zack Bruell restaurants, because I have tried Parallax, Table 45, Chinato and L’Albatros and I really only like the last of the four, and only the seafood dishes. But this is different from Bruell’s other restaurants — this is a bar. And it seems like Chef Bruell can make pretty darn good burgers.
A lot of these burgers are very similar, but I guess you cannot be very creative with burgers. They are all named after Zack Bruell restaurants. I tried the L’Albatros burger, which was juicy and had good flavor.
The fries are good too. Didn’t try the sushi. I wouldn’t dare.

I love coming to Dynomite Burgers! It’s a very convenient location near the dental school so we walk here after clinic pretty often. What keeps us coming back, however, is not the close location: it’s the burgers!
Each time I have eaten here, I’ve gotten the Parallax burger. It’s the perfect mix of flavors with cheese, bacon, BBQ mayo, and onion… how could you possibly go wrong? It’ always perfectly cooked and we never have to wait long. We also generally get cheese fries to split and they are delicious! The fries are nice and crispy (no floppy fries here!) and the cheese sauce is delish.
The happy hour drink specials are good and the wait staff is very attentive and friendly. We have never had a bad meal here so we will continue coming back for burgers!

This place is home of the BEST chili cheese fries I have literally ever had in my entire life. So the chili is tasty, the cheese is melty, and the fries are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside (even alone, some of the best fries I’ve had in awhile). There is a lot of cilantro piled on top of these fries though, so if you are cilantro-​adverse, maybe ask for it on the side or something.
The burgers here are good but not the best I’ve had. I’ve had the Parallax burger and the Kafeteria burger. Parallax is the only burger with bacon, but the BBQ mayo was only okay and I felt like this burger wasn’t too unique. I actually preferred the flavors of the Kafeteria burger, which had kraut on it and I think a slice of salami too. The burger meat and buns were not extraordinary, and I feel like Flip Side actually has better burgers in that regard.
The ambiance here was super fun, and I came here with a large party and there were able to accommodate us well with great service. They even served cake that we brought with us to the birthday boy, which was nice. Overall, I’d be back, I’d like to try some of their drinks next time.

We hadn’t planned on coming here originally, but because it turned out that Crop was having a private event and was closed, we decided to give it a try. It was a beautiful day out so the building opened the sliding glass walls so there was a lovely breeze through the hole place! It was really nice. I ordered a vanilla milkshake, the happy hour sushi special, and some chili cheese fries. Loved the milkshake, and the sushi was great and unique (had some pico de gallo on top with fresh salmon, wish I could remember the whole description), but I could have had my fries cook a bit more. Some were floppy. Our waiter was also really friendly!
We’ll be coming back!

Since it was national cheeseburger day, we decided to try out dynomite burger. We got seated right away, got our waters and then we got ignored for 20 mins. We almost walked out until my wife said something to a waiter walking by. He stated he was not our server but he happily took our order. They weren’t busy but it seemed liked they were under staffed. The manager must of caught wind of it because he stopped by and apologize for the slow service. He even offered my 3 year old son a free milkshake, which I thought was really cool.
Let’s get to the important stuff… the food. The food was great. I was skeptical about sushi at a burger joint but it was really good. We got the Spicy Uptown Roll, which was a combination of a california roll combined with a tuna roll. It was fresh and perfect. We also got the Dynomite burgers, fries and mac & cheese. The burger was juicy and cook as we asked. The sides were also spot on. We will definitely return. Next time we will go on an off time.

I came here with a group of 5 for a quick work lunch. We sat outside, they have quite a few tables set up outdoors. We were seated quickly and the hostess explained the menu.
The menu consists of a variety of burgers… you can substitute meat for veggie or turkey burgers, etc. the other half of the menu is sushi. I got two rolls the dragon roll and the spicy uptown roll. I can’t say I’d recommend them. The dragon roll was ok, they seem to have accidentally dumped too much «sauce» on it and the imitation crab was drowning. The uptown roll had spicy tuna that was powdered with a coating of what tasted like a bbq dry rub… it was strange. The dry rub wasn’t in the menu description and I was left wondering if it was a mistake.
They rest of my crew was also underwhelmed with the meal. The one thing that was awesome… the fries. My 2 rolls and water came to about $ 26. The others meals were around the same price. We came there for a quick lunch and it took almost 2 hours. The waitress explained that the kitchen was very backed up due to the university students coming back this week. I may give it a second try and order a burger but, I’d never get sushi there again.

Fun place in University Circle. They have a variety of burgers named after Zak Bruells restaurants. I tried the L’Albatross. You can choose your protein, beef is standard but I got the turkey burger. The L’Albatross has onions and bernaise sauce. I had a side of cheese fries. Everything was delicious but The diet coke I got was really flat. The bread for the burger buns was good quality. The cheese fries were the best I’ve had in awhile. There are plenty tvs here and there were a variety of shows on from Sportcenter to Barefoot Contessa. Another great addition to University Circle.

Had the dynomite burger but I didn’t enjoy it very much. The patty wasn’t seasoned well enough. The «spicy» mayo didn’t have much flavor to it. I definitely added a good amount of ketchup and Sriracha
The fries were also ok. A little too salty but nice and crispy exterior. We also ordered the Buffalo wings which I wasn’t a fan of. It tasted like boiled chicken doused in vinegarry hot sauce
However, the highlight of the meal was definitely the chocolate milkshake (recommend adding rum to it, although the shot cost more than the milkshake itself –_​_​_​_​_​_​-​). It was so delicious, not overly sweet, and perfect consistency.
I will return to try some other burger, like the parallax. Outdoor seating is also a pro, especially during these lovely cleveland summer evenings

New location! Opened up last Friday. I had been wanting to go to the 1^st location for awhile as I am an avid fan of Zack Bruell, but the hours and location of the downtown location isn’t the greatest for me. So I was thrilled to find that he opened a location close to me.
Food: Fiancé and I went after I had a hard work day. I ordered the Cowell and Hubbard and he ordered the Parallax burger with a side of fries. Also got two beers on tap: sapporo and cider. Both burgers were delicious but I favor the Parallax burger over the Cowell and Hubbard burger. Total bill came to 35 $ pretip. Would give it 5 stars but I think it’s a little ridiculous to pay $ 0.50 for mayo. Would like to go again to try the shakes.